Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games
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The athletics competition at the 1991 Pan American Games
1991 Pan American Games
The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were a total number of 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the PASO community, with events held in 32 different sports...
was held in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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Men's events
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Robson da Silva Robson da Silva Robson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest...  Brazil |
10.32 | Andre Cason Andre Cason Andre Cason is an American former sprinter. He was a member of the US 4 x 100 meters relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world record time of 37.50 seconds...  United States |
10.35 | Jeff Williams Jeff Williams (athlete) Jeff Williams is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 200-meter dash. He was the bronze medalist at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and reached the 200 m final at the 1996 Summer Olympics... United States |
>- | 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Robson da Silva Robson da Silva Robson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest... Brazil |
20.15 | Kevin Little United States |
20.63 | Félix Stevens Félix Stevens Félix Stevens is a retired male sprinter from Cuba, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set is personal best in the men's 200 metres event on July 7, 1989 at a meet in Sofia, Bulgaria....  Cuba |
>- | 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Roberto Hernández Cuba |
44.52 | Ian Morris Ian Morris (athlete) Ian Morris is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres. A former soccer player for the Siparia Angel in South Trinidad, he did not take up athletics before the age of 23...  Trinidad and Tobago |
45.24 | Jeff Reynolds United States |
>- | 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
Ocky Clark Ocky Clark Octavius Rene Clark was born November 14, 1960 in Sanford, Florida. He grew-upon his grandparent’s farm in Bookertown, named after Booker T. Washington. Clark would interject Booker T. Washington’s words of “nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work” into... United States |
1:46.91 | Terril Davis Terril Davis Terril Davis is a retired male middle distance runner from the United States, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set is personal best in the men's 800 metres event on 1992-06-24 at the US National Championships in New Orleans.-Achievements:* 800... United States |
1:46.99 | Tommy Asinga Tommy Asinga Tommy Asinga is a track star from Moengo, Suriname.Asinga trained in the United States, attending Eastern Michigan University from 1991–1994, where he won All-American honors five times....  Suriname |
>- | 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
José Valente José Valente José Mauro Valente is a retired male middle-distance runner from Brazil. He set his personal best in the men's 1,500 metres event on May 21, 1994 at a meet in São Paulo.-Achievements:-References:... Brazil |
3:42.90 | Bill Burke Bill Burke (athlete) Bill Burke is a retired male middle distance runner from the United States, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 1,500 metres event on 1993-08-01 at a meet in Cologne.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
3:43.04 | Dan Bertoia Canada |
>- | 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Flores is a Mexican long-distance runner. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10000 m...  Mexico |
13:34.67 | Ignacio Fragoso Ignacio Fragoso Ignacio Fragoso Galindo is a retired male long-distance runner from Mexico. He set his personal best in the men's 5,000 metres event on June 5, 1993 at a meet in Seville, Spain.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
13:35.83 | Antonio Silio Antonio Silio Antonio Fabián Silio Alaguire is a retired long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the bronze medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba...  Argentina |
>- | 10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event... |
Martín Pitayo Martín Pitayo Martín Pitayo Martínez is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also won the 1990 edition of the Chicago Marathon, clocking 2:09:41.-Achievements:... Mexico |
29:45.49 | Ángel Rodríguez Cuba |
29:54.41 | Juan Jesús Linares Cuba |
>- | Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Alberto Cuba Alberto Cuba Ignacio Alberto Cuba Carrero is a former marathon runner from Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he didn't finish the race.-Achievements:... Cuba |
2:19:27 | José Santana Brazil |
2:19:29 | Radamés González Radamés González Radamés González Tamayo is a former Cuban marathon runner. He won the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Cuba |
>- | 3000 metre steeplechase | Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues is a retired middle-distance runner from Brazil, who twice won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase at the Pan American Games: in 1987 and 1991. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil |
8:36.01 | Ricardo Vera Ricardo Vera Ricardo Cirilo Vera Rebollo is a retired long-distance runner from Uruguay.Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992....  Uruguay |
8:36.83 | Juan Ramón Conde Cuba |
>- | 110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... |
Cletus Clark Cletus Clark Cletus Clark is a retired male hurdler from the United States, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1991 Pan American Games.-Achievements:-References:... United States |
13.71 | Alexis Sánchez Cuba |
13.76 | Elbert Ellis United States |
>- | 400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil |
49.96 | McClinton Neal United States |
50.05 | Torrance Zellner Torrance Zellner Torrance A. Zellner is an American track and field athlete who won bronze medals in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games. At the 1999 Pan American Games he also won a bronze medal in 4x400 m relay... United States |
>- | High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the... Cuba |
2.35 | Troy Kemp Troy Kemp Troy Kemp is a former high jumper from Bahamas who won the gold medal at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. Having jumped 2.38m in Nice 1995, Kemp is a co-holder of the Commonwealth record.-Achievements:-External...  The Bahamas |
2.32 | Hollis Conway Hollis Conway Hollis Conway is a track and field All-American and two-time Olympic medalist. Conway was the top-ranked high jumper in the U.S. seven straight years from 1988–94 and in the world for two of those years... United States |
>- | Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson is a retired long jumper who represented Cuba. Best known for his World Indoor Championships medals, he has also won the Pan American Games twice as well as other regional games.... Cuba |
8.26 | Llewellyn Starks Llewellyn Starks Llewellyn Starks is a retired male long jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his country. He set his personal best in the men's long jump event on July 7, 1991 at a meet in Rhede.... United States |
8.01 | Iván Pedroso Iván Pedroso Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international... Cuba |
>- | Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Pat Manson Pat Manson Pat Manson is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for winning three gold medals at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He also finished sixth at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. His personal best was 5.85 meters, achieved in September 1994 in... United States |
5.50 | Doug Wood Doug Wood (athlete) Douglas Kenneth Wood is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's pole vault event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He failed to reach the final, reaching 5.20 metres in the qualification group.-References:* *... Canada |
5.35 | Ángel García Ángel García Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school... Cuba |
>- | Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump. He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.- Major achievements :... Cuba |
17.06 | Anísio Silva Anísio Silva Anísio Souza Silva is a retired triple jumper from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil |
16.72 | Wendell Lawrence Wendell Lawrence Wendell Lawrence is a retired male triple jumper from the Bahamas, best known for finishing 17th at the 1992 Olympic Games. He set his personal best in 1992.-Achievements:-References:*... The Bahamas |
>- | Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Gert Weil Gert Weil Gert Michael Weil is a retired Chilean shot putter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s. His best performance at a global event was a sixth place at the 1988 Olympic Games...  Chile |
19.47 | Paul Ruiz Paul Ruiz Paul Ruiz is a retired male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best is 20.28 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Rostock.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba |
19.30 | C.J. Hunter United States |
>- | Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Anthony Washington Anthony Washington Anthony Washington is a former American discus thrower, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw.His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw... United States |
65.04 | Roberto Moya Roberto Moya Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval is a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in discus throw.He was born in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in this event, and his personal best is 65.68.... Cuba |
63.92 | Juan Martínez Cuba |
>- | Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Jim Driscoll Jim Driscoll James "Jim" Driscoll commonly known as Peerless Jim was a Welsh boxer who learned his trade in the boxing ring and used it to fight his way out of poverty.... United States |
72.78 | Jud Logan Jud Logan Judson Campbell Logan is a former American athlete who won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1984... United States |
70.32 | René Díaz René Diaz René Diaz, was a journalist-illustrator who had worked at Le Progrès de Lyon for 30 years. He was born in Saint-Étienne. He did all the drawings of the trial of Klaus Barbie, "the butcher of Lyon", a nazi criminal.-Exhibitions:... Cuba |
>- | Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Ramón González Ramón González (athlete) Ramón González is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba, who won a total number of three medals at the Pan American Games during his career.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
79.12 | Mike Barnett Mike Barnett (athlete) Michael H. "Mike" Barnett is an American athlete who competes in the javelin. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th.-References:... United States |
77.40 | Luis Lucumí Colombia |
>- | Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... |
Pedro da Silva Pedro da Silva (athlete) Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho is a former decathlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, and competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.... Brazil |
7762 | Eugenio Balanqué Eugenio Balanqué Eugenio Balanqué Llópiz is a retired Cuban decathlete. He won the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and took silver medals at the 1991 Pan American Games, the 1995 Pan American Games and the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer... Cuba |
7726 | Sheldon Blockburger Sheldon Blockburger Sheldon Blockburger is a retired male decathlete from the United States, who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He set his personal best in the men's decathlon event on June 13, 1990 at the US National Championships in Norwalk, California.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
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| 20 kilometre road walk | Héctor Moreno Héctor Moreno Héctor José Moreno Moreno is a retired Colombian racewalker. He went to four Olympian games and five world athletics . he is one of the best athletes in the past fifty years because only two Colombians also have a Panamerican title and he is one of them... Colombia |
1:24:56 | Joel Sánchez Joel Sánchez (athlete) Joel Sánchez Guerrero is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race.-Achievements:... Mexico |
1:25:45 | Marcelo Palma Marcelo Palma Marcelo Moreira Palma is a retired male race walker from Brazil. He is a two-time Olympian .-Achievements:-References:*... Brazil |
>- | 50 kilometre road walk | Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carbajal is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
4:03:09 | Miguel Rodríguez Mexico |
4:04:06 | Edel Oliva Edel Oliva Edel Oliva is a retired male race walker from Cuba. He set his personal best in the men's 50 km event on March 24, 1995 during the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Achievements:-External links:... Cuba |
>- | 4 x 100 metre relay | Cuba |
39.08 | Canada |
39.95 |  United States Virgin Islands |
>- | 4 x 400 metre relay | Cuba |
3:01.93 | United States |
3:02.02 |  Jamaica |
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Women's events
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... Cuba |
11.39 | Chryste Gaines Chryste Gaines Chryste Dionne Gaines is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... United States |
11.46 | Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics... Jamaica |
>- | 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... Cuba |
23.11 | Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian sprinter. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she... Colombia |
23.16 | Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica who specialized in the 200 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, and was on the Olympic silver medal team in 2000 .-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.20 s *200 metres -... Jamaica |
>- | 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.... Cuba |
49.61 | Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian sprinter. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she... Colombia |
50.14 | Jearl Miles United States |
>- | 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.... Cuba |
1:58.71 | Alisa Hill Alisa Hill Alisa Harvey is a female middle distance runner from the United States. Hill set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres 4:08.32 on June 26, 1992 at the United States Olympic Trials in New Orleans and in the 800 metres 1:59.72 in 1995. She was ranked in the U.S... United States |
1:59.99 | Celeste Halliday United States |
>- | 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
Alisa Hill Alisa Hill Alisa Harvey is a female middle distance runner from the United States. Hill set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres 4:08.32 on June 26, 1992 at the United States Olympic Trials in New Orleans and in the 800 metres 1:59.72 in 1995. She was ranked in the U.S... United States |
4:13.12 | Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games.... Suriname |
4:16.75 | Sarah Howell Canada |
>- | 3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and... |
Sabrina Dornhoefer Sabrina Dornhoefer Sabrina Dornhoefer is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 3000 metres on 8 June 1988 at a meet in Victoria, Canada.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
9:16.15 | María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz Mancilla is a retired track and field athlete from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she finished in 33rd... Mexico |
9:19.05 | Carmen Oliveira Carmen Oliveira Carmen Sousa de Oliveira Furtado is a retired Brazilian long-distance runner.She finished eleventh in the 10,000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in a new South American record time of 31:47.76 minutes... Brazil |
>- | 10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event... |
María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz Mancilla is a retired track and field athlete from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she finished in 33rd... Mexico |
34:21.13 | Lisa Harvey Lisa Harvey Lisa Harvey is a Canadian athlete, who competed for Canada in the 10,000m competition of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Personal life:... Canada |
34:25.52 | María Luisa Servín María Luisa Servín María Luisa Servín Ortíz is a retired female long-distance runner from Mexico. She set her personal best in the women's 10,000 metres event on 1991-08-27 at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico |
>- | Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Olga Appell Olga Appell Olga Appell is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. She ran at the 1992 Summer Olympics the following year, but failed to finish the race... Mexico |
2:43:36 | Maribel Durruty Cuba |
2:46:04 | Emperatriz Wilson Emperatriz Wilson Emperatriz Wilson Traba is a retired female long-distance runner from Cuba. She represented her native country at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, where she claimed the bronze medal in the women's marathon event behind Mexico's Olga Appell and compatriot Maribel Durruty... Cuba |
>- | 100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner... |
Aliuska López Aliuska López Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles... Cuba |
12.99 | Odalys Adams Odalys Adams Odalys Adams is a Cuban hurdler.-Achievements:-External links:... Cuba |
13.06 | Arnita Myricks United States |
>- | 400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Lency Montelier Lency Montelier Lency Montelier Ellacia is a retired female track and field athlete from Cuba, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba.-References:*... Cuba |
57.34 | Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004... Jamaica |
57.54 | Tonja Buford Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995... United States |
>- | High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Ioamnet Quintero Ioamnet Quintero Ioamnet Quintero Alvarez is a former high jumper from Cuba who won the bronze medal in the women's high jump contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 1996 nad 2000 games. She won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:... Cuba |
1.88 | María del Carmen García María del Carmen García María del Carmen García is a retired high jumper from Cuba, who set her personal best on 17 March 1990, jumping 1.92 metres at a meet in Manaus.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
1.85 | Jan Wohlschlag Jan Wohlschlag Jan Wohlschlag is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on 1 July 1989, jumping 2.00 metres at a meet in Oslo, Norway. She is a two-time indoor and outdoor USA national champion.... United States |
>- | Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Diane Guthrie-Gresham Diane Guthrie-Gresham Diane Claire Guthrie-Gresham is a retired female track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specialized in the long jump and heptathlon during her career.-Achievements:-References:*... Jamaica |
6.64 | Eloína Echevarría Eloína Echevarría Eloína C. Echevarría is a retired Cuban long jumper and triple jumper.Her personal best jumps were 6.59 metres in the long jump, achieved in February 1979 in Havana; and 14.34 in the triple jump, achieved in February 1995 in Havana.... Cuba |
6.60w | Julie Bright United States |
>- | Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Belsis Laza Cuba |
18.87 | Connie Price-Smith Connie Price-Smith Connie Price-Smith is an American shot putter and discus thrower. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.-Early career:... United States |
18.30 | Ramona Pagel Ramona Pagel Ramona Pagel is a retired American shot putter. Her personal best put was 20.18 metres, achieved in June 1988 in San Diego. Pagel was affiliated with the San Diego State University.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
>- | Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba |
63.5 | Hilda Ramos Hilda Ramos Hilda Elisa Ramos Manes is a retired Cuban discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 7.88 metres, achieved in May 1992 in Havana. This is the current North American, Central American and Caribbean record.... Cuba |
63.38 | Lacy Barnes Lacy Barnes-Mileham Lacy Barnes-Mileham is a 1996 Atlanta Olympics athlete from the United States. She competed in the women's discus throw event. The USA team sent three athletes to the 1996 Summer Games. Barnes Mileham placed the highest out of her American teammates... United States |
>- | Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Dulce García Dulce García Dulce Margarita García Gil is a retired female javelin thrower from Cuba, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She set her personal best in 1986.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
64.78 | Donna Mayhew Donna Mayhew Donna Lee Mayhew is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992. She set her personal best in 1988.... United States |
58.44 | Herminia Bouza Herminia Bouza Herminia Bouza is a retired female javelin thrower from Cuba. She set her personal best on July 1, 1988 in Maturín, Venezuela.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
>- | Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... |
DeDee Nathan DeDee Nathan LeShundra "DeDee" Nathan is a retired heptathlete from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. She is a two-time U.S... United States |
5778 | Sharon Hanson Sharon Hanson Sharon Hanson-Lowery, née is a retired American heptathlete. Her personal best score was 6352 points, achieved in 1996.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
5770 | Magalys García Magalys García Magalys García Leliebre is a retired Cuban heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*... Cuba |
>- | 10000 metre track walk | Graciela Mendoza Graciela Mendoza María Graciela Mendoza Barrios is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-External links:*... Mexico |
46:41.56 | Debbi Lawrence Debbi Lawrence Deborah A. Lawrence is a retired female racewalker from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Göteborg, Sweden.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
46:51.53 | Maricela Chávez Maricela Chávez Maricela Aurora Chávez Reyes is a retired female racewalker from Mexico. She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event on August 24, 1991 at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.-Achievements:... Mexico |
>- | 4 x 100 metre relay | Jamaica |
43.79 | Cuba |
44.31 | United States |
>- | 4 x 400 metre relay | United States |
3:24.21 | Cuba |
3:24.91 | Jamaica |
3:28.33 |
Medal table
| Rank | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 42 | |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 40 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |